KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Midland (Neb.) claimed the No. 1 spot in the second regular-season edition of the 2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.

Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second place and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
  • Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”

 

RANK LAST TIME SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 3 Midland (Neb.) [20] 14-0 591
2 2 Jamestown (N.D.) 11-0 565
3 9 Viterbo (Wis.) 16-1 558
4 1 Missouri Baptist [1] 9-2 535
5 5 Dordt (Iowa) 10-1 510
6 4 Park (Mo.) 7-2 490
7 7 Corban (Ore.) 10-0 487
8 13 Marian (Ind.) 12-0 441
9 8 Northwestern (Iowa) 8-2 427
10 10 Providence (Mont.) 9-2 420
11 12 Bellevue (Neb.) 7-2 409
12 11 Central Methodist (Mo.) 9-2 372
13 20 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 9-2 354
14 14 Eastern Oregon 8-4 352
15 17 Montana Tech 9-2 321
16 16 Indiana Wesleyan 6-1 319
17 23 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) 14-2 277
18 NR Life (Ga.) 15-1 232
19 6 Concordia (Neb.) 6-5 231
20 NR Ottawa (Ariz.) 8-1 216
20 NR Columbia (Mo.) 12-4 216
22 25 Bethel (Ind.) 14-2 206
23 19 Oklahoma City 5-4 157
24 21 Grand View (Iowa) 4-8 143
25 15 Westmont (Calif.) 8-5 113

Dropped from the Poll: Ottawa (Kan.), IU Kokomo (Ind.), Southern Oregon

Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 92, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 90, Ottawa (Kan.) 74, Texas Wesleyan 47, Taylor (Ind.) 37, Madonna (Mich.) 37, Bushnell (Ore.) 37, Carroll (Mont.) 30, Evangel (Mo.) 18, Life Pacific (Calif.) 14, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 7, SAGU (Texas) 4, Oregon Tech 3